With some commercial fishing vessels unable to get into Montauk Harbor during low tide, Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine has asked Col. Alex Young of the United States Army Corps of Engineers “to utilize emergency funding to dredge the Montauk Inlet and deepen the channel to at least 17 feet.”
Nine Quit Pierson Basketball Team
Nine Pierson High School varsity basketball players, five of them seniors, have left the team, frustrated by the behavior of the head coach, Dan White. Some parents have called for his removal, while some players who remain on the team have spoken up in support of him.
January 16, 2025
Police & Courts
Andrey Trigubovich, named the new chief of East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, has been a member of the group since 2009, and has served as a lieutenant and a first assistant chief. He takes over the top post from Barnaby Friedman, who served as chief for three terms.
Jan 16, 2025
A resident of Crystal Drive in Springs who thought he was calling Optimum on Friday about getting a channel to watch the New York Knicks encountered a scammer instead.
Jan 16, 2025
The New York State Clean Slate Act, which establishes a framework for sealing records related to certain offenses and addresses “some of the collateral consequences that follow a criminal conviction,” took effect last month, and while some local attorneys view it as a tool for better rehabilitation, others think it is too broad in scope.
Jan 9, 2025
Wainscott House Is No Closer to Approval
Compromise proved elusive again for the Paramount Development Group and the East Hampton Town Architectural Review Board on Dec. 12, a month after the A.R.B.’s unanimous denial of Paramount’s application to build a residence at 84 Wainscott Hollow Road in Wainscott. Despite some changes to the plans, the board again denied the application to build a 7,374-square-foot house in place of the one there now.
Jan 16, 2025
Town Board Had Montauk Matters on Mind
The East Hampton Town Board discussed myriad topics related to Montauk, from boat slips to beach parking to traffic and drainage along Fort Pond.
Jan 16, 2025
Government
John Aldred will take over for Bill Taylor as a deputy clerk of the East Hampton Town Trustees, the group decided on Monday. Jim Grimes will continue as the other deputy clerk.
Jan 16, 2025
The Sag Harbor Village Board held a hearing Tuesday night on legislation that would change the fee for holding events on village property and require that people planning events at commercial, residential, or public properties submit requests 60 days in advance of the event as opposed to the 30 days now required.
Jan 16, 2025
A law that would have protected horseshoe crabs in New York State from harvest for bait or biomedical purposes starting Jan. 1 was vetoed in December by Gov. Kathy Hochul, leaving many environmentalists dismayed.
Jan 16, 2025
In a split decision, the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals approved a nearly 9,000-square-foot house to be located at 325 Bluff Road, adjacent to the Atlantic Double Dunes Preserve in Amagansett. “This is a model application, and I applaud this application,” said Roy Dalene, the zoning board’s chairman, who voted for approval.
Jan 16, 2025
Arts
Typewriters and Creative Connections
The Church in Sag Harbor has two new exhibitions, one devoted to Tom Hanks's typewriters, the other to the artist Sam Messer and his connections to a community of prominent writers and artists.
Jan 16, 2025
The Peter Watrous Trio will bring the music of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Paul Motian, and other jazz notables to the Sag Harbor Cinema's Green Room.
Jan 16, 2025
Roomful of Teeth, a Grammy Award-winning vocal band, will perform a program of new music by contemporary composers at The Church.
Jan 16, 2025
Nancy Atlas and her band are returning to Bay Street for five Fireside Sessions, each one featuring a special musical guest.
Jan 16, 2025
Villages
Bloecker to Be Grand Marshal of Montauk Parade
Joe Bloecker, a member of the Montauk Friends of Erin for over 30 years and its president for 10, has been chosen to lead the group’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade as grand marshal. Mr. Bloecker’s “involvement with the club and his contributions to the Montauk community run deep,” the group said in its announcement.
Item of the Week: Crook Family Bible Records, 1702-1923
The Crook Family Bible at the Hampton Library paints a picture of the life of Cato Crook, a formerly enslaved Bridgehampton man who in 1819 wrote to Elias Smith of Smithtown to free his “runaway” niece.
Treasure and Profit Among Donated Books
The East Hampton Library receives upward of thousands of books each week through donations. How they are handled, for fun and profit, for collectors and other libraries, has been a revelation.
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